New electorial records in Amparai, Colombo

New records in Sri Lanka’s electoral history has been set with some 836 candidates contesting in Colombo and 66 political parties and independent groups contesting from the Digamadulla (Ampara) district,

election officials said. From the Colombo 22 political parties and 16 independent groups have fielded 22 candidates each in district to elect a total number of 19 mps However the Ampara list will be the longest ballot paper with 66 parties and independent groups contesting. They have fielded 660 candidates﻿